Estevan Mercury

One person has been charged following an alleged homicide in southeast Saskatchewan. Fillmore RCMP received a silent 911 call in the afternoon of March 31.

Each spring and fall, members of the Girl Guides groups in Estevan and other communities across Canada go out and sell cookies. It’s been a familiar site for generations.

It was a jarring number from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health on Saturday: 30 new cases of COVID-19 had been diagnosed. As of Monday, 176 cases in the province, and two people had died from the virus.

A Saskatchewan resident in the 80-89 age range has died from complications related to COVID-19. The province now has three deaths related to the virus.

The federal Conservative Party’s Saskatchewan caucus, which includes Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen, sent a letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Tuesday, calling for a full exemption from the carbon tax for all farming fuels and an imm

The Estevan Police Service has released the names of two people recently charged for allegedly driving while impaired.

They’re still in the early stages, but a committee is taking steps forward with their efforts to bring a youth centre to Estevan. The eight-person group has been meeting since late last year.

A talented softball player from Estevan has committed to play for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Trojans, starting this fall.

Canada is focusing on COVID-19, and not Saudi Arabia’s aggressive oil price war and its impact on Canada, at this time.

The United Way Estevan has been forced to cancel its annual Day of Caring over concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Day of Caring has grown into a popular event in the community.